NEW YORK (WABC) -- It's been 25 years since the world's first-ever text message was sent, an innovation that has shaped modern communication. The first text message was sent in December 1992. It read ...

Today marks a truly historic date — December 3. Why? Because on this very day, 33 years ago, the world received its first-ever text message. On December 3, 1992, engineer Neil Papworth sent the ...

Court officials in Philadelphia are warning people about a text messaging scam that claims to be from the city's municipal court and falsely tells recipients that they owe unpaid parking citations.

Earlier this week, I received a text message that many people have probably seen in some form. “Is it OK to have a quick word, Scott?” I did not recognize the number, so I replied, “Wrong number.” ...